Reapply "cmake: rename WITH_GETTEXT to WITH_MESSAGE_LOCALIZATION"

This reverts commit 94fdb36f6b.

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
 fish ?.?.? (released ???)
 =========================
 
+Deprecations and removed features
+---------------------------------
+
+Scripting improvements
+----------------------
+
+Interactive improvements
+------------------------
+
+New or improved bindings
+------------------------
+
+Improved terminal support
+-------------------------
+
+For distributors and developers
+-------------------------------
+- The CMake option ``WITH_GETTEXT`` has been renamed to ``WITH_MESSAGE_LOCALIZATION``, to reflect that it toggles localization independently of the backend used in the implementation.
+
+Regression fixes:
+-----------------
+
 fish 4.3.3 (released January 07, 2026)
 ======================================
 

README.rst

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ In addition to the normal CMake build options (like ``CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX``), f
   If that's not runnable on the compile host,
   you can build a native one with ``cargo build --bin fish_indent`` and set this to ``$PWD/target/debug/fish_indent``.
 - FISH_USE_SYSTEM_PCRE2=ON|OFF - whether to use an installed pcre2. This is normally autodetected.
-- WITH_GETTEXT=ON|OFF - whether to include translations.
+- WITH_MESSAGE_LOCALIZATION=ON|OFF - whether to include translations.
 - extra_functionsdir, extra_completionsdir and extra_confdir - to compile in an additional directory to be searched for functions, completions and configuration snippets
 
 Building fish with Cargo

cmake/Rust.cmake

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+include(FeatureSummary)
 include(FindRust)
 find_package(Rust REQUIRED)
 
@@ -20,10 +21,17 @@ endif()
 
 set(rust_profile $<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,debug,$<IF:$<CONFIG:RelWithDebInfo>,release-with-debug,release>>)
 
-option(WITH_GETTEXT "Build with gettext localization support. Requires `msgfmt` to work." ON)
+if (NOT DEFINED WITH_MESSAGE_LOCALIZATION) # Don't check for legacy options if the new one is defined, to help bisecting.
+    if(DEFINED WITH_GETTEXT)
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "the WITH_GETTEXT option is no longer supported, use -DWITH_MESSAGE_LOCALIZATION=ON|OFF")
+    endif()
+endif()
+option(WITH_MESSAGE_LOCALIZATION "Build with localization support. Requires `msgfmt` to work." ON)
 # Enable gettext feature unless explicitly disabled.
-if(NOT DEFINED WITH_GETTEXT OR "${WITH_GETTEXT}")
+if(NOT DEFINED WITH_MESSAGE_LOCALIZATION OR "${WITH_MESSAGE_LOCALIZATION}")
     list(APPEND FISH_CARGO_FEATURES_LIST "localize-messages")
 endif()
 
+add_feature_info(Translation WITH_MESSAGE_LOCALIZATION "message localization (requires gettext)")
+
 list(JOIN FISH_CARGO_FEATURES_LIST , FISH_CARGO_FEATURES)